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During selective cutting, leave low trees and shrubs in the buffer strip

Habitat	Function	Type of work
Forest	Living environment	Pre-commercial thinning

Open landscape buffer strips will be established and maintained to maintain biodiversity and ecological connectivity. The buffer strips will also protect the forest from pesticides and chemically synthesised mineral fertilisers used on agricultural land. The recommended width of the Open landscape buffer strips is an average of 5 metres, with an optimum of 1-10 metres.

Description of the action

Leave low-growing trees and shrubs in the buffer strip of open landscapes in an extent that does not hinder the growth of the target tree species.

Why?

During thinning logging, leave some low trees and shrubs typical of edge habitats in buffer strips to maintain habitats and movement corridors for birds and mammals.